Orton's suspension will no doubt suffer a huge blow to the SmackDown roster for months to come as there is virtually no one to replace the Apex Predator (current World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus is currently the number two guy on the SmackDown roster but still lags behind Orton in popularity).

There have been reports that John Cena and CM Punk will be working SmackDown tapings for the time being in an effort to boost attendance and TV ratings.